Having laid down the foundations of who God is and the rule of faith (Scripture is the final authority, supported by the creeds), the Thirty-Nine Articles continue with specific questions of salvation from article 9 to article 14â€”with article 11 on... [ ... ]

One of the great benefits of reading the Puritans is that they open our eyes to how wonderfully useful and practical doctrine is. "Theology," William Ames famously wrote, "is the doctrine of living unto God." The doctrine of union and communion... [ ... ]

Thanks the our friends atÂ The Latimer Trust in the U.K. we have four (4) copies of The Faith We Confess: An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles by Dr. Gerald Bray to give away. USA mailing addresses only. Deadline to register is Friday, June 23.... [ ... ]

Continuing in our series on Puritan preachers (parts #1, #2), we come toÂ Richard Sibbes (1577â€“1635).Â One source in which he reveals his view of preaching is The Fountain Opened, a collection of his sermons on 1 Timothy 3:16 (Works, vol. 5), where... [ ... ]

The purpose of this series, â€śBite-Size Bunyan,â€ť is to share John Bunyanâ€™s writings in summary form. Most Christians know such works as The Pilgrimâ€™s Progress (1678, 1684), The Holy War (1682), and Grace Abounding (1666), but what about the... [ ... ]

This post is the final in a series of four (see #1, #2, #3), which outlines and annotates Patrick Gillespieâ€™s (1617-1675) treatment of the Covenant of Works. In this section, Gillespie illustrates how Adamâ€™s failure in the Covenant of Works paves... [ ... ]

We first mentioned Article 8 of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion in our discussion of Article 2. We saw how the articles as a narrative whole link Article 8 and Article 2 on understanding the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. But we can also see... [ ... ]